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Job Title: VCF Automation Architect
Location: Remote
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced VCF Automation Architect to design automation strategies, governance models, integrations, and self-service solutions supporting VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 adoption and consumption.
The role will focus on automation architecture, integration strategy, customer enablement, and operational maturity.
Key Responsibilities
Lead customer workshops to define automation requirements, governance, workflows, and self-service models.
Architect VCF Automation integrations with VCF 9, vSphere, NSX, vSAN, and related components.
Design self-service catalogs, approval workflows, RBAC, and security policies.
Develop automation blueprints for VM provisioning, lifecycle management, and infrastructure services.
Integrate VCF Automation with CI/CD pipelines, configuration management tools, and REST APIs.
Define automation roadmaps and operational models.
Oversee consultants responsible for automation builds and validation.
Create architecture documents, integration specifications, workflow diagrams, runbooks, and standards.
Provide knowledge transfer and enablement to customer teams.
Required Skills & Experience:
8+ years of VMware experience with strong automation expertise.
Hands-on experience architecting and deploying vRealize Automation / VCF Automation.
Experience with VCF 5.2+ and exposure to VCF 9.
Strong knowledge of: VMware Orchestrator (vRO)
PowerShell
Python
YAML/JSON
REST APIs
Infrastructure-as-Code
Strong experience with vSphere, NSX, and vSAN.
Experience with hybrid cloud integrations involving AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Customer-facing consulting and solution architecture experience.
Experience with DevOps tools and practices such as Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, and GitOps.
Automation & Architecture Expertise
VCF Automation architecture, sizing, and deployment
Multi-tenancy and cloud zone strategies
High availability and disaster recovery
Automation blueprints and lifecycle workflows
Day-0, Day-1, and Day-2 automation
Custom resource actions and extensibility
IaC templates and standards
Self-service catalogs and approval policies
Cost management and resource allocation
RBAC and security governance
Integration Experience
CI/CD integration with Jenkins, GitHub, and GitLab
Configuration management with Ansible, Puppet, or Salt
REST API development and integration
CMDB, ITSM, and ticketing integrations
Hybrid and multi-cloud integrations
GitOps workflows
Customer & Leadership Skills
Lead automation discovery and requirements workshops.
Translate business requirements into technical automation strategies.
Present architecture and recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders.
Coordinate with infrastructure, operations, VKS, and other architecture teams.
Oversee consultants and ensure consistent automation standards across workstreams.
Drive automation maturity, adoption, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Certification
VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25)
NMK Global Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.